WASHINGTON—Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday asked the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to look into more than a dozen ethics complaints against newly seated Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The complaints centered on Kavanaugh’s emotional testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 27 in response to Christine Blasey Ford’s accusations of sexual assault that she said occurred while they were in high school.

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said Thursday the United States is working to discover what happened to Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who went missing Oct. 2 and is believed to have been murdered by Saudi government operatives. “We have investigators over there and we’re working with Turkey” and with Saudi Arabia, the president said on Fox News’ Fox & Friends. Trump was hesitant Wednesday to commit to pulling back from arms sales to the Saudis, saying that would punish the United States economically.

WASHINGTON—U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley will step down at the end of the year, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday from the Oval Office with Haley by his side. The president praised her work, saying, “She’s done an incredible job,” noting that Haley told him six months ago she was considering taking a break.

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump hosted a ceremonial swearing-in for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Monday night at the White House. Following a vitriolic confirmation fight, the Senate confirmed the president’s nominee 50-48 in a vote Saturday. The president apologized to Kavanaugh and his family for what he termed a “campaign of political and personal destruction.” Trump emphasized the importance of due process: “A man or a woman must always be presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

WASHINGTON—After a private swearing-in ceremony Saturday night, Justice Brett Kavanaugh will take his seat on the U.S. Supreme Court in time to hear oral arguments Tuesday. This week, the court is scheduled to hear four cases: three criminal appeals and one about product liability. President Donald Trump will preside over a public swearing-in ceremony for Kavanaugh on Monday night at the White House. The Senate confirmed the president’s nominee Saturday by a vote of 50-48.

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said Monday he has no plans to fire Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversees special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The president told reporters at the White House that he had “a very good relationship” with Rosenstein and was eager to speak with him aboard Air Force One on a flight to Florida Monday for the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference.

UPDATE: Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as an associate justice of the Supreme Court at a private ceremony Saturday shortly after the Senate voted to confirm him. The 53-year-old justice’s wife, children, and parents attended as Chief Justice John Roberts administered the constitutional oath and retired Justice Anthony Kennedy, who Kavanaugh is replacing, administered the judicial oath in the court’s private conference room. The quick swearing-in will allow Kavanaugh to start work immediately and be seated for oral arguments at the court Tuesday.